1989 Larne Borough Council election

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1989 Larne Borough Council election
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All 15 seats to Larne Borough Council
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Ulster Unionist DUP Alliance
Seats won742
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg 0
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Independent Nationalist
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 0

Elections to Larne Borough Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.

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Election results

Larne Borough Council Election Result 1989 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Ulster Unionist 710Increase2.svg146.742.74,502Increase2.svg5.4
  DUP 402Decrease2.svg226.729.13,046Decrease2.svg10.3
  Alliance 200Steady2.svg013.311.51,214Decrease2.svg4.9
  Independent 111Increase2.svg10.010.21,070Increase2.svg10.2
  Independent Nationalist 100Steady2.svg06.76.6700Decrease2.svg0.3

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

Districts summary

[1]

Results of the Larne Borough Council election, 1989
by district
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
 %
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
UUP DUP Alliance Others
Coast Road36.0230.0113.1120.915
Larne Lough61.0327.4211.600.005
Larne Town 31.0229.4110.0129.615
Total42.7729.1411.5216.7215

Districts results

Coast Road

1985: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1985-1989 Change: UUP gain from DUP

Coast Road - 5 seats [2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
Ulster Unionist Thomas Robinson *23.19%777   
Independent Nationalist William Cunning*20.89%700   
Ulster Unionist Joan Drummond12.80%429554.72 561 
DUP Winston Fulton*14.26%478496.48 560.44 
Alliance Amelia Kelly*13.10%439446.84 454.4 592.32
DUP Rachel Rea*12.32%413465.08 507.72 508.64
DUP Hill Taggart3.43%115122   
Electorate: 7,089  Valid: 3,351 (47.27%)  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 559  Turnout: 3,441 (48.54%)  

    Larne Lough

    1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP
    1989: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP
    1985-1989 Change: No change

    Larne Lough - 5 seats [2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs *38.94%1,387    
    Ulster Unionist Thomas Baxter*13.81%492927.58   
    Ulster Unionist Samuel Steele*8.31%296473.48 725.03  
    DUP Bobby McKee 13.73%489560.34 592.74 633.24 
    DUP Gary Haggan6.85%244294.46 320.56 365.11 569.16
    Alliance Thomas Caldwell11.54%411435.94 449.44 472.39 496.83
    DUP William Sloan6.82%243267.36 273.66 295.26  
    Electorate: 7,198  Valid: 3,562 (49.49%)  Spoilt: 116  Quota: 594  Turnout: 3,678 (51.10%)  

      Larne Town

      1985: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
      1989: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
      1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from DUP

      Larne Town - 5 seats [2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      DUP Jack McKee *25.76%979    
      Independent Pat Buckley 23.63%855    
      Ulster Unionist Robert Robinson*16.03%580630.31   
      Ulster Unionist Rosalie Armstrong*14.95%541576.1 595.18 606.34 
      Alliance Patricia Kay6.30%228229.95 333.63 487.55 615.21
      DUP Leonard Sluman*2.35%85362.29 365.17 365.92 418.13
      Independent Roy Craig5.94%215223.97 280.85 301.85  
      Alliance William Geddis3.76%136136.39 202.27   
      Electorate: 7,298  Valid: 3,619 (49.59%)  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 604  Turnout: 3,710 (50.84%)  

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        References

        1. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985-1989: Larne". www.ark.ac.uk.
        2. 1 2 3 "Local Government Results 1989". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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